About CPAWSB

The CPA Western School of Business (CPAWSB) oversees the education of candidates enrolled in the CPA Professional Education Program (CPA PEP) and students enrolled in the Advanced Certificate in Accounting and Finance (ACAF) and CPA preparatory courses in the four western provinces and in the Northwest Territories, Yukon, and Nunavut.

CPAWSB was originally formed in 2000 as the CA School of Business (CASB) by the Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan Institutes of Chartered Accountants. In 2011, the three main accounting bodies in Canada, representing CAs, CGAs, and CMAs, agreed to replace those designations with the Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation. CASB formally evolved to become CPAWSB in 2015.

Vision

To Inspire and Educate Tomorrow’s CPA

Mission

We deliver the preeminent business and accounting education to candidates and students

Values

Excellence: we strive to achieve the best outcomes

Integrity: we act with honesty and professionalism and are trustworthy

Collaboration: we work with our colleagues and partners with respect and in a transparent manner to achieve our mutual goals

Innovation: we constantly look for inspiration and seek to improve the way we do things

Fairness and Openness: we are impartial, equitable, consistent, inclusive and embrace diversity